Open Justice Unbound? – Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury
Open Justice Unbound? (PDF)
Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Master of the Rolls
Judicial Studies Board Annual Lecture, 16th March 2011
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Category: media
Ken Clarke warns editors not to risk contempt – The Guardian
“The justice secretary, Ken Clarke, warned newspaper editors on Tuesday not to risk contempt of court with excessive reporting of suspects in police investigations.”
The Guardian, 15th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Attorney general warns newspapers over contempt – BBC News
“The media could be prevented from naming people arrested by the police but not yet charged, the attorney general has told the BBC.”
BBC News, 15th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Stunt expert cleared in Batman cameraman death trial – BBC News
“An Oscar-winning special effects expert has been cleared of health and safety breaches over the death of a cameraman during filming of the last Batman film.”
BBC News, 14th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sun and Daily Mail guilty of contempt over online photo in murder case – The Guardian
“The Sun and the Daily Mail have been found guilty of contempt of court for publishing a picture of a murder trial defendant posing with a gun on their websites.”
The Guardian, 3rd March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Full judgment: Attorney general v Associated Newspapers and News Group Newspapers – The Guardian
“Read the judgment from the high court finding the Mail Online and Sun Online guilty of contempt after publishing online image of accused man with pistol during murder trial.”
The Guardian, 3rd March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Opponents of News Corp takeover of BSkyB consider judicial review – The Guardian
“An alliance of media groups opposed to News Corporation’s takeover of BSkyB, including BT and the publishers of the Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph and Guardian, are considering seeking a judicial review of the government’s approval of the deal on Thursday.”
The Guardian, 3rd March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
High Court extends ability to strip people of right not to self-incriminate – OUT-LAW.com
“People accused of misusing confidential commercial or technical information have lost the right to avoid self-incrimination in court cases, following a High Court ruling.”
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd March 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Court rules that newspaper does not have to identify commenters – The Guardian
“Defamation attempt fails as high court rules that anonymous comments on the Daily Mail’s website are little more than ‘pub talk’.”
The Guardian, 1st March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
How a secret court was made to open up – The Independent
“The Act of Parliament that created the Court of Protection was pushed through in a hurry, amid an outcry from dozens of MPs, as the government tried to get its outstanding business completed in time for the 2005 general election.”
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The Independent, 1st March 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Court allows journalists into care hearing – The Guardian
“The Guardian and other news organisations have won a court ruling that could open up the care system for people with learning difficulties to public scrutiny.”
The Guardian, 28th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Newspaper does not have to identify anonymous commenters, rules High Court – OUT-LAW.com
“The Daily Mail does not have to identify the people behind two anonymously posted comments on its website because to do so would breach their rights to privacy, the High Court has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 28th February 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Crisis of identity: why English law needs to protect our personalities – The Guardian
“Portrayals of real people in docudramas and novels have made millions for authors and film-makers. But what of their subjects?”
The Guardian, 23rd February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Facebook threatens to sue Daily Mail over paedophile story – The Guardian
“Facebook is threatening legal action against the Daily Mail amid a dispute over the headline of a front page story that named the social networking website in the context of a story about a paedophile gang operating in Devon.”
The Guardian, 22nd February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
High court judge criticises police failure to fully investigate phone hacking – The Guardian
“A high court judge has criticised the Metropolitan police for failing to adequately investigate allegations of phone hacking by the News of the World.”
The Guardian, 15th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Product placement must be signalled by ‘P’ logo, says Ofcom – OUT-LAW.com
“Broadcasters must show a ‘P’ logo for three seconds at the start and end of television programmes that contain product placement, regulator Ofcom has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 15th February 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Twitter messages not private, rules PCC – The Guardian
“The Press Complaints Commission ruled on Tuesday that information posted on Twitter should be considered public and publishable by newspapers after it cleared the Daily Mail and Independent on Sunday of breaching privacy guidelines.”
The Guardian, 8th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Pub landlady’s EU case paves way for Premier League rights revolution – The Guardian
“The European Union’s highest court was today advised to rule that EU law does not prohibit pubs showing live Premier League matches from foreign broadcasters, potentially sparking a revolution in the way media sports rights are sold across the continent.”
The Guardian, 3rd February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Daily Mail and Sun accused of contempt over online photos – The Guardian
“Attorney general argues pictures of murder trial defendant ‘posing with a gun’ created risk of prejudice in court case.”
The Guardian, 2nd February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
